UTexas

Asian American Studies (AAS)

AAS 301  Introduction to Asian American Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduces the interdisciplinary study of Asian immigrants and Asian Americans in the United States. Explores key concepts, including immigration history, identity and community formation, cultural representation, and the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Introduction to Asian American Studies), 315 (Topic 1), Asian American Studies 301, Sociology 308 (Topic: Introduction to Asian American Studies). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 315.1  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

AAS 302  Immigration and Ethnicity  3 Hours  

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Examine the changing population of the United States from colonial times to present. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 302, 310 (Topic: Immigration and Ethnicity), History 317L (Topic: Immigration and Ethnicity), 317L (Topic 18), Mexican American Studies 316C, 319 (Topic: Immigration and Ethnicity). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 317L.18, MAS 316C  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

AAS 303  Introduction to the Asian Diaspora  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the global dispersal of Asian populations from the mid-1800s to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 303, Asian Studies 303D, Sociology 303S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 303D, SOC 303S  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

AAS 310  Introductory Topics in Asian American Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An introduction to Asian American studies through a variety of disciplines. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Lower Division  
Topic 1: Psychological Perspectives on Asian American Identity. Examines the unique culturally-influenced psychologies of various Asian American groups, including such concepts as identity formation, enculturation, assimilation and resistance, and racial and psychological normativity. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Psychological Perspectives on Asian American Identity), Asian American Studies 310 (Topic: Psychological Perspectives on Asian American Identity), 310 (Topic 1).

Topic 2: Race, Politics, and Identity in Asian America. An introduction to Asian American politics. Subjects include the American political process, and the historic and contemporary role of Asian Americans within that process. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 310 (Topic: Race, Identity, and Politics in Asian America), 310 (Topic 2), Government 314 (Topic: Race, Identity and Politics in Asian America), 314 (Topic 7). Same as: GOV 314.7

Topic 3: Mixed Race Identities. Analyzes the historical and contemporary significance of issues of race" and "mixing" in a North American context. Subjects include the situation of "mixed race" people throughout United States history; historical policies that have shaped racial formation in the United States; comparative conceptions of "mixed" people transnationally; and racial, ethnic, and cultural identity. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Mixed Race and the Media), 315 (Topic 2), Asian American Studies 310 (Topic: Mixed Race and the Media), 310 (Topic 3). Same as: AMS 315.2

Topic 4: Asian American Creative Arts. Issues and identities shaped by issues of race, ethnicity, gender, immigration status, and family dynamics. These subjects are explored through production of literary, artistic, performance, or other creative projects. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Asian American Theatre and Dance), Asian American Studies 310 (Topic: Asian American Theatre and Dance), 310 (Topic 4), Theatre and Dance 311T (Topic: Asian American Theatre and Dance).

Topic 5: Race, Immigration, and Family. Introduction to family systems in the United States in a post-WWII framework with a central focus on Asian Americans. Students will investigate how gender, race, and ethnicity intersect and inform our understanding of the institution of the family. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Alternative Family Systems), 315 (Topic 3), Asian American Studies 310 (Topic: Alternative Family Systems), 310 (Topic 5), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic: Alternative Family Systems), 301 (Topic 24). Same as: AMS 315.3, WGS 301.24

Topic 6: Asian American Film History. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Asian American Film History), American Studies 315 (Topic 7), Asian American Studies 310 (Topic: Asian American Film History), Asian American Studies 310 (Topic 6), Radio-Television-Film 301N (Topic: Asian American Film History). Same as: AMS 315.7
  

AAS 310.1  Psychological Perspectives on Asian American Identity  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the unique culturally-influenced psychologies of various Asian American groups, including such concepts as identity formation, enculturation, assimilation and resistance, and racial and psychological normativity. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Psychological Perspectives on Asian American Identity), Asian American Studies 310 (Topic: Psychological Perspectives on Asian American Identity), 310 (Topic 1).
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

AAS 310.2  Race, Politics, and Identity in Asian America  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An introduction to Asian American politics. Subjects include the American political process, and the historic and contemporary role of Asian Americans within that process. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 310 (Topic: Race, Identity, and Politics in Asian America), 310 (Topic 2), Government 314 (Topic: Race, Identity and Politics in Asian America), 314 (Topic 7).
Same as: GOV 314.7  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

AAS 310.3  Mixed Race Identities  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analyzes the historical and contemporary significance of issues of race" and "mixing" in a North American context. Subjects include the situation of "mixed race" people throughout United States history; historical policies that have shaped racial formation in the United States; comparative conceptions of "mixed" people transnationally; and racial, ethnic, and cultural identity. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Mixed Race and the Media), 315 (Topic 2), Asian American Studies 310 (Topic: Mixed Race and the Media), 310 (Topic 3).
Same as: AMS 315.2  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

AAS 310.4  Asian American Creative Arts  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Issues and identities shaped by issues of race, ethnicity, gender, immigration status, and family dynamics. These subjects are explored through production of literary, artistic, performance, or other creative projects. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Asian American Theatre and Dance), Asian American Studies 310 (Topic: Asian American Theatre and Dance), 310 (Topic 4), Theatre and Dance 311T (Topic: Asian American Theatre and Dance).
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

AAS 310.5  Race, Immigration, and Family  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to family systems in the United States in a post-WWII framework with a central focus on Asian Americans. Students will investigate how gender, race, and ethnicity intersect and inform our understanding of the institution of the family. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Alternative Family Systems), 315 (Topic 3), Asian American Studies 310 (Topic: Alternative Family Systems), 310 (Topic 5), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic: Alternative Family Systems), 301 (Topic 24).
Same as: AMS 315.3, WGS 301.24  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

AAS 310.6  Asian American Film History  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Asian American Film History), American Studies 315 (Topic 7), Asian American Studies 310 (Topic: Asian American Film History), Asian American Studies 310 (Topic 6), Radio-Television-Film 301N (Topic: Asian American Film History).
Same as: AMS 315.7  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

AAS 312  Introduction to Asian American History  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduces students to the national and transnational histories of Asian Americans in the United States. Explores a wide range of themes related to the Asian American experience. Asian American Studies 312 and History 317L (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Same as: HIS 317L.4  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

AAS 314  Asian American Literature and Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores how authors and artists over the course of the past century have imagined what it means to be Asian American. Covers a diverse range of Asian immigrant histories and the formation of Asian American identities according to ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, and citizenship.
Same as: E 314V.2  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following: English 303C, Rhetoric and Writing 306, 306Q, 309J (or 309K), or Tutorial Course 303C.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

AAS 318Q  Supervised Research  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Supervised, student-derived research in Asian American studies. May be repeated for credit when the research projects vary. Individual instruction.
Pre/Corequisites: Rhetoric and Writing 306 and consent of the director of the Center for Asian American Studies.  
Restrictions: For Asian American studies majors only.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

AAS 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S  Topics in Asian American Studies  1-9 Hours  

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This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Center for Asian American Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

AAS 320C  Contemporary Asian American Novels  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 320 (Topic 3), 320C, English 343T, 376M (Topic 5). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: E 343T  
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 320D  Asian American Media Cultures  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine popular and critical roles, representations, and politics of Asian Americans in U.S. media including Hollywood cinema, U.S. network and cable television, Asian American independent film, and online media. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 320 (Topic: Asian American Media Cultures), 320 (Topic 4), 320D, Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Asian American Media Cultures), 359 (Topic 3). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: RTF 359.3  
Pre/Corequisites: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 320F  Documenting Difference  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the theory, history, practice and poetics of minority documentary, as well as the related fields of oral history and archiving with a particular emphasis on Asian American examples. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 320 (Topic: Documenting Difference), 320 (Topic 6), 320F, Radio-Television-Film 359S (Topic: Documenting Difference). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 320G  Race, Internet, and Social Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores the critical, theoretical and practical analysis of race and new media. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: Race, Internet & Social Media), American Studies 321 (Topic 12), Asian American Studies 320 (Topic: Race, Internet & Social Media), Asian American Studies 320 (Topic 7), 320G, Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Race, Internet & Social Media). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 321.12  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 320J  Japanese Popular Culture: Anime, Manga, and the Otaku  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine a wide variety of Japanese popular media within the historical context during which these unique cultural forms developed. Focus on the popular manga and anime Japan has exported since becoming an economic superpower in the 1980s, the utopian/dystopian expression in Japanese sci-fi narratives of this era, and the complex interplay of gender and technology in the new post-human societies these narratives envision. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 320 (Topic: Jpn Pop Cul:Anime/Manga/Otaku), 320J, Asian Studies 372 (Topic: Jpn Pop Cul:Anime/Manga/Otaku), 372R. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 372R  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 320K  Theorizing the Human  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Trace the continuities and transformations in constructions of populations as more or less human, from settler-colonial conquest to the post-Trump era. Examine what logics mark racialized populations as disposable during the colonization of the Americas, and which systematically condition racialized subjects to a state of enduring siege. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: On the Human), 370 (Topic 70), Asian American Studies 320K, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 77). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 370.70, WGS 340.77  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 325C  The Chinese in Diaspora  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores narratives of migration, race, ethnicity, and a wide range of experiences of acculturation and assimilation from the perspective of a sending society--China--which has one of the longest and most diverse histories of sending people overseas. Over the last millennia, Chinese have migrated around the world and made homes under a great range of adversity and opportunity, producing many stories of human differences and commonalities. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic 2), 325C, Asian Studies 325C, 361 (Topic 28), History 340C, 350L (Topic 65). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 325C, HIS 340C  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 325D  The Chinese in the United States  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
History of the Chinese in the United States from their first arrival in significant numbers during the California Gold Rush of the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic: Chinese in the United States), 325 (Topic 3), 325D, Asian Studies 340S, History 340S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 340S, HIS 340S  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 325E  Taiwan: Colonization, Migration, and Identity  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores issues of ethnicity, empire, and modernization in East Asia from the sixteenth century to the present, as seen through encounters between Taiwan and aborigines, Han Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese, the imperial Qing, Japanese, mainland Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), and the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic 4), 325E, Asian Studies 340T, History 340T. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 340T, HIS 340T  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 325F  The Two Koreas and the United States  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
The political, social, and cultural relationship between North and South Korea, and between the Koreas and the United States, since 1945. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325F, Asian Studies 358F, 361 (Topic 24), Anthropology 324L (Topic: The Two Koreas and the US), 358F, History 341F, 366N (Topic: The Two Koreas and the US). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 358F, ANT 358F, HIS 341F  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 325G  History of the Southeast Asian Diaspora in the United States  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic 8), 325G, History 365G (Topic 11), 340G. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 340G  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 325J  South Asian Migration to the United States  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the South Asian diaspora in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic: South Asian Migration to the United States), 325 (Topic 9), 325J, Asian Studies 372 (Topic: South Asian Migration to the United States), 372 (Topic 43), 372P, History 365G (Topic: South Asian Migration to the United States), 365G (Topic 14), 325J, Women and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: South Asian Migration to the United States), 340 (Topic 35). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 372P, HIS 325J, WGS 340.35  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 325K  Refugees in Twentieth-Century United States  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores the history of refugees in the twentieth century, with special attention to the United States and its engagement in the international arena of refugee politics. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic: Refugees in 20th-Century US), 325 (Topic 10), 325K, History 350R (Topic: Refugees in 20th-Century US), 350R (Topic 37). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 350R.37  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 325L  Global Economies: Asia and the United States  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines key trends in the economies of the United States and Asia, with emphasis on the links between these two major trading blocs. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic 11), 325L, Asian Studies 325E, 361 (Topic 48). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 325E  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 325M  Political Economy of Development in Postwar Korea  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the political economy of South Korean development during the postwar period. Examine the history, society, and culture of South Korea. Discuss compressed modernity, developmental state, social movements, gender politics, financial crisis, urbanization, migration, and recent globalization of Korean popular culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic: Pol Econ Devel Postwar Korea), 325M, Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Pol Econ Devel Postwar Korea), 361C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 361C  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 325N  Asian American Jurisprudence  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the historical development of United States law and its relationship to Asian Americans, and of Asian American jurisprudence as an independent field of legal scholarship. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic 5), 321T, Asian American Studies 325 (Topic 5), 325N, Government 357M (Topic 9), 357V. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 321T, GOV 357V  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 325O  Greater China and United States Economic Relations  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore contemporary interconnections between the United States and Greater China. Examine economic frameworks (for example, state-led, market-led, mixed, etc.); the economies of the PRC including Hong Kong as well as Taiwan and the Chinese diaspora; and linkages such as investments, supply chains, tech transfer, non-profit cooperation, and the globalized workforce. Asian American Studies 325O and Asian Studies 325D may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 325D  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S  Topics in Asian American Studies  1-9 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Center for Asian American Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 330C  Racism and Antiracism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the theories and definitions of racism across several fields: anthropology, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, postcolonial studies, and gender/sexuality studies. Also includes a section that focuses on anti-racist activism, particularly within people of color and immigrant communities. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 324E, Asian American Studies 330 (Topic 2), 330C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 324E  
Core Curriculum: 080  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 330D  Blacks and Asians: Race and Social Movements  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the relations between Asians and Blacks in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360G, 374D (Topic: Blacks/Asians: Race/Social Movements), 374D (Topic 19), Anthropology 324L (Topic: Blacks/Asians: Race/Social Movements), 324L (Topic 77), Asian American Studies 330 (Topic: Blacks/Asians: Race/Social Movements), 330 (Topic 3), 330D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 360G, ANT 324L.77  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 330E  The Sociology of Race and Work  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Critical examination of work in the United States over the twentieth and twenty-first centuries through a gendered, Asian American lens, using a comparative race perspective. Subjects include the sociological examination of concepts such as labor markets, globalization, care work, and gender/racial segregation in the workplace along with the ways race and gender shape how and where individuals are fitted into the workplace, how skills are evaluated, and how labor markets emerge. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 330 (Topic 4), 330E, Sociology 321R, Women's and Gender Studies 322 (Topic 6), 322F. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: SOC 321R, WGS 322F  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 330F  Transnational Korea  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Recent and contemporary manifestations of the Koreas in the world and the world in the Koreas. Subjects include labor and marriage migration, educational sojourning, transnational adoption, tourism, international sport, corporate expatriation, and media flows. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 329K, Asian American Studies 330F, Asian Studies 379 (Topic 6). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 379.6, ANT 329K  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 330G  Urban Unrest  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analysis of the roots of urban unrest, exploring a range of origins: joblessness, state violence, white flight, backlash against civil rights gains, new immigration, and interracial strife. Beyond race and class, subjects include exploring unrest as a mode of pushing the normative boundaries of gender and sexuality in public space. Course material will draw from film, literature, history, geography, and anthropology. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360F, 372F (Topic 13), American Studies 321 (Topic 8), Anthropology 324L (Topic 46), Asian American Studies 330 (Topic 6), 330G, Urban Studies 327U, 354 (Topic 14). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 360F, AMS 321.8, ANT 324L.46, URB 327U  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 330I  Asian Diaspora on Indigenous Lands  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore Indigenous and Asian entanglements and solidarities on Turtle Island (North America) and the Pacific. Examine settler colonialism, racial capitalism, war and militarism, racism and power, and environmental change. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 335 (Topic: Asian Dias on Indigen Lands), 330I, Geography 328L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GRG 328L  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 330J  Asian Mobilities  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore alternative research methods and spatialities, in an attempt to produce new understandings of how people live in an increasingly mobile world. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 330 (Topic 7), 330J, Asian Studies 330J, 361 (Topic 50). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 330J  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 330K  Asian Americans in the South  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: Asian Americans in the South), 324F, Asian American Studies 330 (Topic: Asian Americans in the South), 330K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 324F  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 330L  Anthropology of the Himalayas  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the history and culture of the Himalayan region, including Northeast India, sections of Pakistan and Afghanistan, Tibet, and especially Nepal. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 323P, Asian American Studies 330L, Asian Studies 348D, 361 (Topic 27). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANS 348D, ANT 323P  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 330M  Reproductive Justice and Race  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the links between reproductive care and social inequality, and explore reproductive outcomes for women in the context of social justice. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 330 (Topic: Reproductive Justice & Race), 330M, Sociology 321K (Topic: Reproductive Justice & Race), 355R, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Reproductive Justice & Race), 340 (Topic 78). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: SOC 335R, WGS 340.78  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 330N  Migration Crisis  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360J, 374D (Topic: Migration Crisis), Asian American Studies 330N, 335 (Topic: Migration Crisis), Mexican American Studies 364J, 374 (Topic: Migration Crisis), Race, Indigeneity, and Migration 330N. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 360J, MAS 364J, RIM 330N  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 335  Topics in Asian American Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Bridging Community Through Service Learning. Explores culture in community life and how it affects the collaboration of service providing entities. Through service learning, students will take what they learn in the classroom and apply those theories and techniques within the community. Special emphasis will be given to the understanding of the Asian/Asian American community and multiculturalism in community services. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 335 (Topic: Bridging Community Thru Service-Learning), 335 (Topic 1), Social Work 360K (Topic: Bridging Community Through Service Learning). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
  

AAS 335.1  Bridging Community Through Service Learning  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores culture in community life and how it affects the collaboration of service providing entities. Through service learning, students will take what they learn in the classroom and apply those theories and techniques within the community. Special emphasis will be given to the understanding of the Asian/Asian American community and multiculturalism in community services. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 335 (Topic: Bridging Community Thru Service-Learning), 335 (Topic 1), Social Work 360K (Topic: Bridging Community Through Service Learning).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 358Q  Supervised Research  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Supervised, student-derived research in Asian American studies. May be repeated for credit when the research projects vary. Individual instruction.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, Rhetoric and Writing 306, and consent of the director of the Center for Asian American Studies.  
Restrictions: For Asian American studies majors only.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 377  Capstone Seminar  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and completion of fifteen hours of Asian American Studies coursework.  
Restrictions: Restricted to Asian American studies majors.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 378  Community Internship  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Supervised internship in a community, civic, or government organization or program that facilitates the economic, political, and social development of the Asian American community. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester, with additional field hours to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and consent of the director of the Center for Asian American Studies.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 379  Conference Course in Asian American Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Supervised individual study of selected problems in Asian American studies. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and consent of the director of the Center for Asian American Studies.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 679H  Honors Tutorial Course  6 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Supervised individual reading for one semester, followed by a semester of research and writing to produce a substantial paper on a specific topic in Asian American studies. Conference course for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 679HA, upper-division standing and admission to the Asian American Studies Honors Program; for 679HB, Asian American Studies 679HA.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

AAS 381  Topics in Asian American Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Theoretical and methodological training through key texts in Asian American studies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, and consent of the graduate adviser; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

AAS 391C  Conference Course  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Designed to expand the graduate student's opportunity for individual consultation. Complements courses fulfilling the Asian American studies graduate portfolio. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and written consent of the instructor and graduate adviser; consent forms are available from the graduate coordinator.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Doctoral